Tim Hammond (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to pay tribute to an extraordinary woman, Hazel Butorac OAM, who, on International Women's Day, on 8 March, was inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame. Hazel has long been an advocate for women and is passionate about supporting marginalised people. She was honoured with a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2013 for services through a range of organisations, including the Council on the Ageing WA, Mature Adults Learning Association, Midland Women's Health Care Place, Citizens Advice Bureau, Koolkuna women's refuge, the soroptimists and a host of others. Hazel is no stranger to this place. She is a former staffer of long standing and was instrumental in the creation of the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 after finding herself in the frustrating position of being the sole typist and secretary to three male MPs and two male researchers.

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